Everyone is raving about BC’s new Attorney General’s recent speech on political corruption and white-collar crime. Although I admit it clearly is a step forward, I will caution that is it only a baby step; and if not followed up with two other crucial steps, it will represent one step forward, two steps back. Everyone knows money laundering is a problem at BC’s casinos. This is nothing new.

The problem with David Eby’s speech on white-collar crime is that it focuses on money laundering, not on drug trafficking. This is exactly what the compromised BC Gang Task Force wants. Instead of confronting drug trafficking, they simply want to focus on seizing the proceeds of crime.